

| Subject: | Re: How do you replace the electical switch on the bottom of the lock cylinder? |
| From: | Jake de Villiers |
| Date: | Fri, 3 Mar 2006 18:48:23 -0800 |
And hey, how much for the WRX motor? :-) On 3/3/06, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > > No, David. The switch is a separate piece that lives underneath. There's > a small retaining screw at the bottom. Bowwow stocks them. > > > On 3/3/06, David Marshall <mailinglist@fastforward.ca> wrote: > > > > So that means you gotta change the key part? > > > > > > > > David Marshall > > > > > > > > *Fast Forward Automotive Inc.* > > > > 4356 Quesnel-Hixon Road > > > > Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3 > > > > > > > > Internet > > > > http://www.fastforward.ca > > > > Email > > > > sales@fastforward.ca > > > > - Engine Conversions and Accessories for classic water-cooled > > Volkswagens > > - Electrical harness fabrication and customization > > > > *Due to the large quantity of email we receive, please include previous > > email correspondence when replying. This will allow us to read the full > > dialogue in one message so that we may provide you a quicker and more > > accurate response.* > > ------------------------------ > > > > *From:* Jake de Villiers [mailto:crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com] > > *Sent:* March 2, 2006 23:35 > > *To:* David Marshall > > *Cc:* vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com > > *Subject:* Re: How do you replace the electical switch on the bottom of > > the lock cylinder? > > > > > > > > The short form is: pull the steering wheel, unplug the wiring, pull the > > paddle switches, remove and replace the ignition switch. > > Easy as pie David! :-) > > > > On 3/2/06, *David Marshall* <mailinglist@fastforward.ca> wrote: > > > > On the way to helping a friend who put himself in the ditch the other > > night > > during a big snow storm (2003 Subaru WRX - write off), the "X" circuit > > on > > the switch at the bottom of the key cylinder in my TriStar quit working > > - no > > more lights, no more wipers, no more blower - a definite Apollo 13 > > moment. > > In true Apollo 13 style though, with a call to home for verbal Bentley > > manual wiring diagrams, I jumpered the headed lights on, rescued my > > buddy > > and we all made if back safe and sound. > > > > Now, I have never had this switch fail before, I have two Vanagons here > > that > > I can pull parts from, but how do you remove the switch from the bottom > > of > > the lock cylinder - does someone have the Reader's Digest version on how > > to > > do it? > > > > Thanks in advance! > > > > David Marshall > > > > Fast Forward Automotive Inc. > > 4356 Quesnel-Hixon Road > > Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3 > > > > Internet http://www.fastforward.ca > > Email sales@fastforward.ca > > > > - Engine Conversions and Accessories for classic water-cooled > > Volkswagens > > - Electrical harness fabrication and customization > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Jake > > 1984 Vanagon GL > > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" > > www.crescentbeachguitar.com > > > > > > -- > Jake > 1984 Vanagon GL > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" > www.crescentbeachguitar.com > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" www.crescentbeachguitar.com
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